Signature · 5.2% low-access (10th pct)
Wilson County, TX
Wilson County lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.2%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.4%
- on SNAP
- 53K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Wilson County, TX
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.9 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Hill County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Wilson County lands in the lower national band (5.2%, #2,804 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,804
- national by low-access %
- #249
- in TX
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 686
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.2% low-access (10th pct) (-16.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Wilson County compares nationally
Food access in Wilson County compares favorably nationally: its 5.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,804).
Wilson County's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
Wilson County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (10 rural, 1 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 1 urban tract faces the 1-mile one.
Wilson County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Texas, not a full county-board reprint
- Throckmorton
Throckmorton 100%
100 % low-access
- Winkler 5.9
Winkler 5.9%
5.9 % low-access
- Crosby 5.6
Crosby 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- DeWitt 5.6
DeWitt 5.6%
5.6 % low-access
- Wilson 5.2
Wilson 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- Hill 5
Hill 5%
5 % low-access
- Rains 0
Rains 0%
0 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,918 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,223 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 686 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 52,781 |
| Median Household Income | $94,565 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,522 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.8% |
Thick SNAP store book in Wilson County
Wilson County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (45% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
6 towns share the 31 authorized stores; Floresville holds 42% of them. 4 of the 6 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: La Vernia, Stockdale, Poth, Sutherland Springs.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Floresville | 13 | 2 |
| La Vernia | 7 | none |
| Stockdale | 5 | none |
| Poth | 4 | none |
| Lavernia | 1 | 1 |
| Sutherland Springs | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 14
- bradley food mart, floresville
- brahma express 01, stockdale
- circle k 2704063, la vernia
- corner store 2741078, stockdale
- corner store 2741547, floresville
- floresville express mart, floresville
- floresville mart, floresville
- murphy usa 7493, floresville
- poth food mart, poth
- poth food plaza, poth
- refuel 1318, floresville
- refuel 1320, la vernia
- refuel 321, la vernia
- squeaks convenience store, floresville
Combination Grocery/Other · 13
- cvs pharmacy 10842, floresville
- dollar general 2856, floresville
- dollar general 7426, stockdale
- dollar general 10858, poth
- dollar general 16007, floresville
- dollar general 17496, sutherland springs
- dollar general 20857, la vernia
- dollar general 31145, la vernia
- dollar general 6832, la vernia
- dollar tree 5448, floresville
- dollar tree 7964, la vernia
- family dollar 13613, stockdale
- the salty slab llc, stockdale
Supermarket · 2
- heb 25, floresville
- heb food store 612, lavernia
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- wiatreks meat market, poth
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 465, floresville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Texas
One of 253 counties in Texas, 6 are shown here.
Compare Wilson County vs Anderson County → · All Texas counties →
Counties near Wilson County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Wilson County, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside TX (5.2% here).
- Windsor County, VT · 5.2% low-access
- Armstrong County, PA · 5.2% low-access
- Holmes County, OH · 5.2% low-access
- Stanly County, NC · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside TX (8.4% here).
- Minnehaha County, SD · 8.4% SNAP
- Canadian County, OK · 8.4% SNAP
- Wyandot County, OH · 8.4% SNAP
- Lancaster County, NE · 8.4% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Texas among West South Central states
Texas ranks 3rd of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (25.0%). Wilson County, at 5.2%, runs 19.8 pts below the Texas rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Wilson County, TX are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 48493. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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